New Delhi: Royal Challengers Bengaluru fast bowler Rasheed Salam Dar’s celebration said it all after dispatching Sunrisers Hyderabad’s opener. Travis HeadWheeling a stump cart during their IPL 2026 clash at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Friday.After Head hit three consecutive boundaries, Rasakh responded with a brilliant yorker that smashed the left-hander’s stumps. The young fast bowler then gestured with his right hand near his ear, asking the crowd to roar once more after silencing them with the seemingly momentous breakthrough.The cameras also moved in that direction. Virat Kohliwho apparently cheered and celebrated Head’s dismissal even more aggressively than the bowler himself.Head departed after scoring 26 off 16 balls, an innings consisting of five fours.Earlier, SRH captain Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bat first against RCB.Returning to the playing XI after missing the previous game due to concussion, RCB captain Rajat Patidar replaced the injured Jacob Bethel, while SRH retained the same combination.RCB are the defending champions, who defeated Punjab Kings in the IPL 2025 final. In IPL 2026, they also became the first team to qualify for the playoffs.SRH vs RCB – Playing XIs:Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (wicket), Henrik Klaasen, Salil Arora, R Simran, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins (capt), Shivang Kumar, Ishan Malinga, Saqib Hussain.Impact Substitutes: Aniket Verma, Parful Henge, Liam Livingstone, Harsh Dubey, Harshal PatelRoyal Challengers Bengaluru: Venkatesh Iyer, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikal, Rajat Patidar (captain), Jitesh Sharma (wicket), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rashikh Salam, Suyash Sharma, Josh HazlewoodImpact Subs: Tim David, Kanishk Chauhan, Swapnal Singh, Abhinandan Singh, Jordan Cox.
